Birthday Wishes

Well my sweet asian angel got the whole church to wish me a Happy Birthday today. I was giving a praise during prayer time that I get to go off my oxygen at night. She grabbed the mike and said and tomorrow is her birthday. The pianist started playing and I got an early birthday song. It was sweet of her. She took great joy in that she got everyone to sing for me. She is the sweetest thing on earth. We went for a walk together and the neighbors were watering their sidewalk. Evidently they have a low spot and it was a lake. She ran through and I followed her with Mr. Cane. My feet were covered almost to my ankles with water. She yelled back "Mom you have to go fast through it." To be 10 again would be so wonderful. Not a worry in the world.

Wow I can't believe that it has been 10 years with her already. The time goes so fast. I have truly cherished every moment since her adoption. I remember that cute little face looking through me in Vietnam outside the window. Little did she know we would soon be bonded for eternity. She was in the cutest yellow jacket that the adoption agency had dressed her in. Her birthmother was carrying her to meet me with the adoption agency. We would go to the Giving and Recieving Ceremony tomorrow where I would officially become a mom. I remember having a flood of 1000 emotions as I stood there. What had I done? Could I really be a single mom? What if I broke her? What if she was sick? Was I making the right descision? What was I doing all alone on the other side of the world? Someone who had never traveled alone before. Sheer joy that I would be a mom at last. Grief for the other referral we had lost from illness. Excited to finally meet the baby whose picture I had adored for months. Too excited to even remember my name. Relief after the months and months of waiting and setbacks. Treasuring the moment I would hold her in my arms. I will always remember how she looked through me like a stranger that day little knowing we would be best friends for ever. I will never forget the little yellow jacket. I think of that moment often. It was life changing for all of us. If I don't do anything memorable in my life other than being a teacher I will be blest with the fact that I got to be this special little girls mommy. It has been the most awesome experience of my life. I never imagined how rewarding and truly awesome this ride would be.